This draft covers the central themes, plot, and emotional tone of the novel. Rating: ★★★★☆
The heart of the book lies in its magical realism . While staying at her mother’s house, Georgie discovers that an old landline phone in her childhood bedroom allows her to call Neal—not the Neal who just left for Omaha, but the 22-year-old Neal from 1998. Why It Works Book Review: 'Landline' By Rainbow Rowell - NPR
As a metaphor for returning to a root-deep connection in the face of signal noise and distortion, it's excellent — but ultimately, Landline by Rainbow Rowell | Book Review
In Rainbow Rowell shifts away from the teenage angst of Eleanor & Park to explore the more complex, weathered landscape of adult marriage. The story follows Georgie McCool, a successful TV writer who chooses her career over a family Christmas trip to Omaha. As her husband, Neal, leaves with their children, Georgie is left to wonder if her marriage has finally reached its breaking point.